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UN urges support as financial shortfalls threaten Sudan transportation assistance

Posted on 27 July 2023

Yesterday, OCHA published a press release drawing attention to the gap in funding for necessary transportation from Sudan to South Sudan.
 
193,000 people have fled across the border since April and last…
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Ongoing consequences of Ukraine dam destruction revealed

Posted on 27 July 2023

Ukrainians continue to experience the impact of last month's Kakhovka Dam destruction. Earlier in July, OCHA acknowledged the continued effect on electricity, gas and water supplies – and they estimated that water…
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UN Security Council holds first meeting on AI governance 

Posted on 27 July 2023

The UN Security Council held their first ever debate on Artificial Intelligence (AI) last week, with a focus on how AI presents both “opportunities and risks for international peace and security.”
 
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World Food Programme halts food aid in Haiti

Posted on 19 July 2023

It has been announced that the United Nations World Food Programme will be drastically reducing their food aid to Haiti this month. The number of people receiving this assistance has…
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Grand Bargain deal reassessed to improve humanitarian aid

Posted on 29 June 2023

Last week, humanitarian actors from across the globe convened in Geneva to - among other things - discuss the Grand Bargain deal. The Grand Bargain was launched and signed in 2016, and is…
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UN calls for vital humanitarian access into Myanmar to be reinstated 

Posted on 15 June 2023

The UN have put out a press release calling the Rakhine State Administration Council out on their decision to suspend humanitarian access into the region, describing it as “unfathomable”.
 
Up until now, many…
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Syria’s severe humanitarian needs addressed at European Union Conference

Posted on 15 June 2023

The VII Brussels Conference began yesterday, with a focus on “supporting the future of Syria and the region.” The conference brings together the international community to discuss creating a more effective political…
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World Food Programme and USAID pause all food aid to Ethiopia  

Posted on 15 June 2023

Last month, the World Food Programme and USAID announced they would be suspending their food aid deliveries to the Northern Ethiopia region of Tigray. However, due to an ongoing “widespread and coordinated…
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Ukraine

Crisis unfolds following attack on Ukraine dam  

Posted on 07 June 2023

On Tuesday, the Kakhovka Dam in the Khersonska Oblast region of Ukraine was destroyed. The dam was one of the largest water sources in South Ukraine, and it’s demolition has caused…
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New Zealand increases humanitarian assistance to the Horn of Africa

Posted on 31 May 2023

The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade have declared they will be extending NZ $7.75 million to support the drought and humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa. This was…
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